| Lineup | Utica | PG - Ralph Lindsay (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SF - Earl Salley (fresh) PF - Kevin Ayers (fresh) C - Terry Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Charles Razo (fresh) SG - Adam Walker (fresh) SF - Charles Lawrence (fresh) PF - Augustus Schwab (fresh) C - Ronnie Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Terry Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Utica | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Lakeland | Earl Salley denies the turnaround by Ronnie Collins | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Lakeland | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lawrence | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Ayers - foul #1 on Kevin Ayers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:48 | Utica | Kevin Ayers misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Lakeland | Adam Walker snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Lakeland | Adam Walker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:38 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:17 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Collins | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Utica | Terry Taylor lays it in | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Lakeland | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Walker | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Utica | Ronnie Collins picks off the pass by Earl Salley | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Lakeland | Charles Lawrence can't connect on a shot from close range | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Utica | Terry Taylor grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Utica | Earl Salley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:17 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Utica | Robert Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Augustus Schwab - foul #1 on Augustus Schwab, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Utica | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | Utica | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Ralph Lindsay (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Salley (fresh) PF - Kevin Ayers (fresh) C - Terry Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Charles Razo (fresh) SG - Adam Walker (fresh) SF - Charles Lawrence (fresh) PF - Augustus Schwab (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Lakeland | Adam Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:41 | Utica | Terry Taylor pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay misses short on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:17 | Lakeland | Adam Walker pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:03 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | Utica | Earl Salley pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:44 | Utica | Terry Taylor drills a driving attempt in the paint | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Lakeland | Charles Razo is fouled on the floor by Terry Taylor - foul #1 on Terry Taylor, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Utica | Tyler Wiseman (PG), Fred Cornelison (SG), Paul Robinson (SF), Mickey Schott (C) Ralph Lindsay, Robert Jenkins, Earl Salley, Terry Taylor | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 14:10 | Lakeland | Charles Razo's pass is intercepted by Paul Robinson | 6-6 |
| 13:56 | Utica | Charles Razo picks off the pass by Mickey Schott | 6-6 |
| 13:39 | Lakeland | Adam Walker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Lawrence | 6-9 |
| 13:23 | Utica | Fred Cornelison misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 13:21 | Utica | Kevin Ayers tips it in | 8-9 |
| 13:05 | Lakeland | Charles Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:04 | Utica | Mickey Schott gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:47 | Utica | Augustus Schwab swats the dunk try by Fred Cornelison | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:33 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Fred Cornelison - foul #1 on Fred Cornelison, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Utica | Ralph Lindsay (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Earl Salley (SF), Terry Taylor (C) Tyler Wiseman, Fred Cornelison, Paul Robinson, Kevin Ayers | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jeremy Grochowski (PG), Gene Wells (SG), Kelly Jones (SF), Jerry Roche (C) Charles Razo, Adam Walker, Charles Lawrence, Ronnie Collins | |
| 12:33 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:33 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:20 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Grochowski - foul #1 on Jeremy Grochowski, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Lakeland | John Loveland (SF) Augustus Schwab | |
| 12:20 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:20 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche is hacked by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| 11:53 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche is fouled on the floor by Mickey Schott - foul #1 on Mickey Schott, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Ralph Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Salley (fresh) PF - Mickey Schott (fresh) C - Terry Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Jeremy Grochowski (fresh) SG - Gene Wells (fresh) SF - John Loveland (fresh) PF - Jerry Roche (fresh) C - Kelly Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Lakeland | Jeremy Grochowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Loveland | 10-13 |
| 11:13 | Utica | Earl Salley clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 11:11 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | Utica | Mickey Schott hits a shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 10:36 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | Utica | Fred Cornelison (SG), Kevin Ayers (PF) Robert Jenkins, Mickey Schott | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Charles Razo (PG), Adam Walker (SG), Charles Lawrence (SF), Augustus Schwab (PF), Ronnie Collins (C) Jeremy Grochowski, Gene Wells, John Loveland, Jerry Roche, Kelly Jones | |
| 10:18 | Utica | Earl Salley misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 12-13 |
| 10:17 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:10 | Lakeland | Charles Lawrence banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Razo and he's hacked by Earl Salley - foul #1 on Earl Salley, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| 10:10 | Lakeland | Charles Lawrence misses the free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:10 | Utica | The rebound goes to Kevin Ayers | 12-15 |
| 09:51 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 09:50 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:42 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins can't finish the layup | 12-15 |
| 09:41 | Utica | The rebound goes to Kevin Ayers | 12-15 |
| 09:30 | Utica | Kevin Ayers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 09:29 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:24 | Lakeland | Charles Razo is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ayers - foul #2 on Kevin Ayers, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Utica | Paul Robinson (SF), Terry Inman (PF) Earl Salley, Kevin Ayers | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 09:24 | Lakeland | Charles Razo makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | Lakeland | Charles Razo misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | Utica | Terry Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:56 | Utica | Paul Robinson loses the dribble to Charles Razo | 12-16 |
| 08:38 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab buries a driving attempt in the lane | 12-18 |
| 08:22 | Utica | Paul Robinson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Terry Taylor | 15-18 |
| 08:05 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronnie Collins, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Jenkins (SG), Earl Salley (SF), Mickey Schott (PF) Ralph Lindsay, Paul Robinson, Terry Taylor | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Gene Wells (SF), Jerry Roche (PF), Kelly Jones (C) Charles Lawrence, Augustus Schwab, Ronnie Collins | |
| 07:42 | Utica | Mickey Schott banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jerry Roche - foul #1 on Jerry Roche, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Utica | Mickey Schott misses the free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Fred Cornelison (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Salley (fresh) PF - Mickey Schott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Inman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Charles Razo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Wells (fresh) PF - Jerry Roche (fresh) C - Kelly Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Lakeland | Fred Cornelison is called for the reach on Jerry Roche - foul #2 on Fred Cornelison, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Utica | Tyler Wiseman (PG) Fred Cornelison | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jeremy Grochowski (PG) Charles Razo | |
| 07:28 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:28 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:28 | Lakeland | Gene Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:14 | Lakeland | Adam Walker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:13 | Utica | Terry Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:06 | Utica | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 07:05 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Jerry Roche | 17-19 |
| 06:40 | Lakeland | Kelly Jones hits a floater from the right block | 17-21 |
| 06:15 | Utica | Terry Inman slams it home | 19-21 |
| 05:56 | Lakeland | Gene Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 19-21 |
| 05:55 | Utica | The rebound goes to Mickey Schott | 19-21 |
| 05:49 | Utica | Tyler Wiseman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Grochowski - foul #2 on Jeremy Grochowski, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Utica | Terry Taylor (C) Terry Inman | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Charles Razo (PG), Charles Lawrence (SF), Augustus Schwab (PF), Ronnie Collins (C) Jeremy Grochowski, Adam Walker, Jerry Roche, Kelly Jones | |
| 05:49 | Utica | Tyler Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:49 | Utica | Tyler Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:49 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:34 | Lakeland | Charles Lawrence comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 20-21 |
| 05:32 | Lakeland | Augustus Schwab misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 05:31 | Utica | Terry Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:14 | Utica | Mickey Schott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Augustus Schwab - foul #2 on Augustus Schwab, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Utica | Ralph Lindsay (PG), Paul Robinson (SF) Robert Jenkins, Earl Salley | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jerry Roche (PF) Augustus Schwab | |
| 05:14 | Utica | Mickey Schott makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:14 | Utica | Mickey Schott misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:14 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:53 | Lakeland | Gene Wells connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Lawrence | 21-24 |
| 04:28 | Utica | Paul Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Justice (PF) Mickey Schott | |
| Subs | Lakeland | John Loveland (SG) Gene Wells | |
| 04:05 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Collins | 21-26 |
| 03:47 | Utica | Robert Justice hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 03:45 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Ralph Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Wiseman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Justice (fresh) C - Terry Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Charles Razo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Loveland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Roche (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Collins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche is hacked by Robert Justice - foul #1 on Robert Justice, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Jenkins (SG), Earl Salley (SF), Kevin Ayers (PF) Tyler Wiseman, Paul Robinson, Robert Justice | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Adam Walker (SG) John Loveland | |
| 03:24 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:24 | Utica | Robert Jenkins snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 03:10 | Utica | Kevin Ayers knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Terry Taylor | 23-26 |
| 02:43 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Ayers - foul #3 on Kevin Ayers, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Utica | Mickey Schott (PF) Kevin Ayers | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 02:43 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:43 | Lakeland | Jerry Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:29 | Utica | Terry Taylor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Walker - foul #1 on Adam Walker, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jeremy Grochowski (PG), Gene Wells (SF), Augustus Schwab (PF), Kelly Jones (C) Charles Razo, Charles Lawrence, Jerry Roche, Ronnie Collins | |
| 02:29 | Utica | Terry Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:29 | Utica | Terry Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:21 | Lakeland | Jeremy Grochowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 02:19 | Lakeland | Kelly Jones tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 02:17 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Grochowski - foul #3 on Jeremy Grochowski, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Terry Inman (C) Terry Taylor | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Kenneth Owens (PG) Jeremy Grochowski | |
| 02:17 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:17 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:59 | Lakeland | Kenneth Owens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 01:57 | Lakeland | Kelly Jones tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 01:55 | Utica | The rebound goes to Mickey Schott | 26-30 |
| 01:33 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay misses long on a floater from the right side | 26-30 |
| 01:32 | Lakeland | Gene Wells gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:27 | Lakeland | Adam Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 01:25 | Utica | Earl Salley grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:02 | Utica | Ralph Lindsay can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 01:00 | Utica | Mickey Schott tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 00:59 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Salley | 26-30 |
| 00:45 | Utica | Robert Jenkins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Lindsay | 29-30 |
| 00:27 | Lakeland | Adam Walker is fouled on the floor by Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Tyler Wiseman (PG), Fred Cornelison (SG), Paul Robinson (SF), Terry Taylor (C) Ralph Lindsay, Robert Jenkins, Earl Salley, Mickey Schott | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Charles Razo (PG), Charles Lawrence (SF), Ronnie Collins (C) Kenneth Owens, Gene Wells, Kelly Jones | |
| 00:27 | Lakeland | Adam Walker misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:27 | Lakeland | Adam Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:03 | Utica | Tyler Wiseman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Lakeland | Ronnie Collins misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-31 |